cogency

co·gent

C0460400 (kō′jənt)adj. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.

[Latin cōgēns, cōgent-, present participle of cōgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

co′gen·cy (-jən-sē) n.co′gent·ly adv.

(ˈkoʊ dʒən si)

n. the quality or state of being cogent; power to convince. [1680–90]

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Noun	1.	cogency - persuasive relevancerelevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand
	2.	cogency - the quality of being valid and rigorousrigour, validity, rigorbelievability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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